### STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES 

### Am POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 19 CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SURFACE COATING OPERATION

Effective 13 November 1979 LastAmended 19July 2007

AUTHORITY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws§ 42

- 17.1

-2(s) and 23

-23, as amended, and have been promu lgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the 

### RI. Administrative Procedures Act, 

### R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.

### STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTIO N CONTROL REGULATION NO. 19
CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SURFACE COATING OPERATION 

### TABLE OF CONTENTS

19.l Definitions

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19 .2 Applicability
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19.3 Emission Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 6

19.4 Alternative Standards Allowing Internal Offsets for Surface Coating Facilities (The Bubble Concept)

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19.5 Compliance Certification, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

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19.6 Registration

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19.7 Compliance Demonstration/Testing

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19.8 Compliance Schedules

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19.9 General Provisions

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APPENDIX A

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### RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO

. 19

CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM SURFACE COATING OPERATIONS

19.1 

### Defm itions Unless otherwise expr essly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 19.1.1 

### "Actual Emissio

. ns" means the quantity ofvolatile organic compounds emitted from a source during a particular time period. 19.1.2 

### "Air-dried coating" means a coating that is dried by the use ofair or forced warm air at temperatures up to 90EC (194EF). 19.1.3 

### "Class II 

### hardboard paneling finish" means finishes that meet the specifications ofVoluntary Product Standard PS-59-73 as approved by the American National Standards Institute. 19.1.4 

### "Clear coating" means a coating that (1) either lacks color and opacity or is transparent and (2) uses the surface to which it is applied as a reflective base or undertone color. 19.1.5 

### "Coating applicator" means a device, mechanism, or apparatus used to apply a surface coating. Common types ofapplication techniques include knife, roll, spray or dip. 19.1.6 

### "Coating line" means an operation or manufacturing process or device which may be comprised ofone or more coating applicators, one or more flash-offareas and/or one or more ovens wherein a surface coating is dried and/or cured. 19.1.7 

### "Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container of 13- to 110-gallon capacity. 19.1 8 

### "Emission Baseline" means a level ofemissions calculated by multiplying two factors: Page I of28(a) the lowest ofthe source's actual or allowable emission rate in emissions per unit ofproduction; and (b) the source's actual capacity utilization, or units ofproduction, over some representative time period

. Generally, the time period is the preceding two year average unless the source can demonstrate that those years were not representative ofhistorical production. 19.1.9 

### "Extreme performance coatings" means coatings intended for exposure to any ofthe following; outdoor weather conditions all ofthe time, temperatures frequently above 95EC (203EF), detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar environmental conditions. 19.1.10 

### "Hardboard" is a panel manufactured primarily from inter

-felted ligno

cellulosic fibers that are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press. 19.1.11 

### "Hardwood plywood" is plywood whose surface layer is a veneer ofhardwood. 19. l .12 

### "Metal Cans" means any cylindrical single walled container , with or without a top, cover, spout, and/or handle that is manufactured from metal sheets thiruier than 29 gauge (0.0141 inches) and into which solid or liquid materials are packaged. 19.1.13 

### "Multicomponent coating" means a coat in g which is packaged in two or more parts, which parts are combined before application, and where a coreactant from one part ofthe coating chemically reacts, at ambient conditions, with a coreactant from another part ofthe coating. 19. l .14 

### "Natural finish hardwood plywood panels" means panels whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and toners. 19.1.15 

### "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure or polymerize and/or dry a surface coating. 19.1.16 

### "Pail" means any cylindrical metal shipping container with a capacity ofgreater than or equal to 1 and less than 13 gallons and constructed of29-gauge and heavier material. 19.1.17 

### "Prime Coat" means the first oftwo or more coatings applied to a surface. 19.1.18 

### "Printed interior panels" means panels whose grain or natural surface is obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated grain or decorative pattern is printed. 19.1.19 

### "Refmishing" means the repainting ofused equipment. Page 2 of2819.1.20 "Surface coating" means a process whereby a layer ofone or more substances containing

## voe and solids are deposited on another material (substrate) in a uniform manner across the surface ofthe substrate. The layer ofcoating may be used for appearance, to decorate, bond , protect, strengthen , functionalize and/or impart stability, water or acid repellence or mildew resistance. For purposes of this regulation only, types ofcoating processes are defined as follows: (a) Paper coating

- the application ofa coating or coatings on paper, pressuresensitive tapes, plastic film or metal foil to impart any or all qualities above. (b) Fabric coating

- the application ofa coating or coatings on a textile substrate to impart any or all qualities above. (c) Vinyl coating

- the application ofa coating or coatings on a vinyl coated paper, vinyl coated fabric, or vinyl substrate or printing on vinyl

-coated fabric or vinyl sheets to impart any or all qualities above

. (d) Miscellaneous metal parts and products (MMP) coating means the application ofa coating or coatings, including but not limited to adhesives, on any metal part or metal product, even ifattached to or combined with a nonmetal part or product. Miscellaneous metal parts and products include, but are not limited to: 

### (1 ) Large farm machinery (harvesting, fertilizing and planting machines, tractors, combines, etc.); (2) Small farm machinery (lawn and garden tractors, lawn mowers, rototillers, etc.); (3) Small appliances (fans, mixers, blenders, crock pots, dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaners, etc.); (4) Commercial machinery (office equipment, computers and auxiliary equipment, typewriters, calculators, vending machines, etc.); (5) Industrial machinery (pumps, compressors, conveyor components, fans, blowers, transformers, etc.); (6) Fabricated metal products (metal covered doors, frames , etc.); 

### (7) Any other industrial category that coats metal parts or products under the Standard Industrial Classification Codes ofMajor Group 33 (primary metal industries), Major Group 34 (fabricated metal products), Major Group 35 (non-electric machinery), Major Group 36 (electrical machinery), Major Group 37 (transportation equipment), Major Group 38 (miscellaneous instruments), and Major Group 39 (miscellaneous manufacturing industries); and Page 3 of28

### (8) Application ofunderbody antic hip materials (e.g., underbody plastisol) and coating application operations other than prime, primer surface, topcoat, and final repair operations at automobile and light-duty truck assembly plants. (9) Miscellaneous metal parts coating does not include the application ofa coating or coatings to the following: (i) Automobiles and light-duty trucks; (ii) 

### Automobile and light duty truck refinishing; (iii) Customized top coating ofautomobiles and trucks, ifproduction is less than 35 vehicles per day; (iv) Metal cans; (v) Flat metal sheets and strips in 

### the form ofrolls or coils; (vi) Magnet wire for use in electrical machinery; (vii) Metal furniture; and (viii) Large appliances. (ix) Exterior ofcompletely assembled aircraft; (x) Exterior ofmajor aircraft subassemblies, if approved by the Director, and approved by EPA, as a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) or State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision; (xi) Exterior ofcompletely assembled marine vessels; or (xii) Exterior ofmajor marine vessel subassemblies if approved by the Director, and approved by EPA, as a FIP or SIP revision; or (xiii) Exterior oftanks used for bulk storage ofchemicals at the facility. (e) Magnet wire coating

- the application ofa coating in which an electrically insulating varnish or enamel is applied onto the surface ofa wire for use in electrical machinery. 

### (t) Coil coating

- the application ofa coating to any continuous metal strip Page 4 of28with thickness of0

.006 inch or more that is packaged in a roll or coil. (g) Flat wood paneling coating

- the application ofa coating to flat wood panels including: printed interior panels made ofhardboard plywood and thin particle board (i.e., less than or equal to 0.25 inches in thickness) natural finish hardboard plywood panels; and hardboard paneling with Class 

### II finishes. 

### (I) Flat wood paneling does not include: Class I hardboard panels, particle board used in furniture or wood product s, insulation board, exterior siding, tile board, and soft wood plywood coating lines. (h) Metal furniture coating

- the application ofa coating to any furniture piece made ofmetal or any metal part that will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to 

### form a furniture piece including, but not limited to, tables, chairs, waste baskets, beds, desk, locker, benches, shelving, file cabinets, and room dividers.

(i) Large appliance coating

- the application ofa coating to the surface of component metal parts (including, but not limited to, doors, cases, lids, panels and interior parts) ofany residential or commercial washer, dryer, freezer, range, refrigerator, water heater, dishwasher, trash compactor, air conditioner, or other similar products under Standard Industrial Classification Code 363. ( 1) Large appliance coating does not include the use ofquick drying lacquers for repair ofscratches and nicks that occur during assembly, provided that the volume ofcoating does not exceed 0.25 gallons in any one 

### 8 hour period. 19.1.21 

### "Thin particleboard" is a manufactured board that is 0.25 inch or less 

### in thickness made ofindividual wood particles that have been coated with a binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure. 19.l .22 

### "Tile board" means paneling that has a colored, waterproofsurface coating. 19.1.23 

### "Topcoat" means the final film or series offilms ofcoating applied to a surface;



### 19.2 Applicability 19.2.l The provisions ofthis regulation apply to all surface coating facilities for which actual uncontrolled emissions from all operations in any one ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)

-(i) have been greater than 15 pounds ofvolatile organic compounds in any one day after December 31 , 1989. Page 5 of2819.2.2 Where ever the term Volatile Orgae:ic Compound or VOC is ll:Sed 

### i:a 8eetioas 19.2 !hroagh 19.8 and 8abseetioa 19.1.1 this term saoi:Hd be read as Volatile Orgae:ic Compound and Halogenated Orgaaie Compo\!Bd or VOC and 

### HGG:- 19.2.3 An owner or operator ofa surface coating facility whose emissions are below the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements ofSubsection 19

### .5.1. 19.2.4 Any facility that was subject to the provisions ofthis regulation on or before November 19, 1992 by having or having had the potential to emit 100 tons ofVOC per year from paper, fabric, or vinyl coating or becomes subject to the provisions ofthis regulation after November 19, 1992 by exceeding the applicability threshold in Section 19.2.1 will remain subject to these provisions even ifits emissions later fall below the applicability threshold. 19.2.5 Any surface coating facility which has actual emissions of 15 lbs VOC/day or more in any one day from all operations in any one ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)-(i), but has not had total actual 

## voe emissions from surface coating operations exceeding 1,666 pounds in any calendar month since December 31, 1989, may apply to the Director for exemption from Section 19.3 ofthis regulation. Exemption will be given in the form ofan enforceable document, and will include the following conditions: (a) The total emissions from all surface coating operations shall not exceed 1,666 pounds in any one calendar month, 

### (b) The facility shall maintain the following records at the facility for a period offive years. This information shall be made available to DEM and EPA upon request: (1) The name, identification number and amount used each month ofeach coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation; (2) The mass ofVOC per volume (excluding water), as applied, for each coating used on each coating line or operation; (3) The type and amount ofsolvent used for diluents and cleanup operations; (c) 

### Ifthe limit in (a) is exceeded, the emission limitations specified in Subsection 19.3.1 will immediately apply. 

### 19.3 Emission Limitations
Page 6 of2819.3.l As outlined in the following table, surface coating lines must meet the emission limitations given below in either pounds ofVOC per gallon ofcoating (minus water) or in pounds ofVOC per gallon ofsolids, depending on the method ofcompliance:

Page 7 of28TYPE OF SURF ACE EMISSION LIMITATION lbs VOC/gallon of lbs VOC/gallon of coating minus water solids Paper 2.9 4.79 Fabric 2.9 4.79 Vinyl 3.8 7.86 Flat wood Paneling* Printed Interior Wall Panels 6.0* Made ofHardwood Plywood and Thin Particleboard Natural Finish Hardwood 12.0* Plywood Panels Class II Finishes for 10.0* Hardboard Paneling Miscellaneous Metal Parts** Clear Coating 4.3 10.34 Steel Pail and Drum Interiors 4.3 10.34 Air Dried Coating 3.5 6.67 Extreme Performance Coating 3

.5 6.67 All other coating on misc. 3.0 5.06 metal parts Metal Furniture 3

.0 5.06 Coil 2.6 4.02 Large Appliances 2.8 4.52 Magnet Wire 1.7 2.21 *Emission limits for flat wood paneling are expressed in terms ofl bs VOC/ 1000 square feet coated.
**For m iscellaneous metal parts coating, ifmore than one emission limitation applies to a specific coating, then the least stringent emission limitation shall be applied. For facilities compl ying without using add-on control equipment, the pounds ofVOC per gallon ofcoating (minus water) limit must be met. For facilities which bubble or use add

-on control equipmen t, the pounds of VOC/gallon ofsolids emission limit must be met.
Page 8 of2819.3.2 Compliance with the emission limitations ofSubsection 19.3.1 shall be achieved, through: (a) Installation ofan approved control system such that the total emission reduction from the controlled coating line is 95 percent or greater over uncontrolled volatile organic compound emissions, or (b) Coating reformulation such that the emission limitation of Subsection 19.3.l is met for all coatings on any coating lines using this method ofcompliance, or (c) Installation ofcontrol equipment to reduce emissions to the equivalen t ofthe emission limitations of Subsection 19.3.1 as calculated on a solids applied basis, or (d) Use ofdaily-weighted averaging, as determined by the procedures in Appendix A ofthis regulation, to achieve the emissions limitations in Subsection 19.3 .1 for all surface coating operations except the coating of flat wood paneling; (e) An alternative equivalent method ofcontrol as approved by the Director. Approval ofan alternative method must be approved by EPA as a source specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision. 19.3.3 The emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3.1 may be relaxed on a case-by-case basis as provided below: (a) The emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3.l shall not apply to surface coating facilities that comply with the following, if6 months prior to the final compliance date the owner or operator ofthe facility submits for approval by the Director: (1) Economic and/or technical documentation to the satisfaction ofthe Department and EPA that the applicable emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3. I cannot feasibly be met, and (2) A proposal to set emission limitations different from those ofSubsection 19.3. I that will represent an Alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology; and (3) A schedule for attaining the Alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology emission limitations within two years ofits being approved.

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### (b) All compliance date and emission limitation relaxations made under Subsections 19.3.3 (a) will not be final until approved by EPA as a SIP revision. (c) A relaxation ofthe emissions limitations in 19.3 .1 will be approved only ifthe facility can demonstrate that economically, technically or both that neither coating reformulation nor the installation ofa control system is feasible or even partially feasible. (d) The facility will undergo Reasonably Available Control Technology review every three years after the compliance date as determined in 19.3.3(a)(3) until the final emission limitation is achieved as defined in subsection 19.3.1. 

### 19.4 Alternative Standards Allowing Internal Offsets for Surface Coating Facilities (The Bubble Concept)

19.4.2 19.4. l The Director may approve alternative volatile organic compound emission standards in an applicable compliance schedule if: (a) the facility as a whole complies in a 24 hour period with the applicable emission limitations ofSubsection 19.3.1 by the applicable compliance date, and 

### (b) the requirements ofSubsections 19.4.2 through 19.4.7 are met, and (c) the state is designated by EPA as Attainment or as Non

-Attainm ent With Approved Demonstration ofAttainment for Ozone. (a) The facility owner or operator specifies an emission limitation which defines the alternative maximum allowable emission rate in pounds per hour for each surface coating line which is part ofthe surface coating facility, and which is eligible under the criteria in Subsection 19.4.2 (b), and 

### (b) To be eligible for consideration under this section the construction or modification ofthe coating line must have commenced prior to the effective date ofthe regulation, and (c) The combined actual emissions over a 24-hour period from all surface coating in the bubble used at surface coating lines which are a part ofthe surface coating facility and which are eligible as per subsection 19.4.2(b) must be less than or equal to the allowable emission total (E) determined by the following equation: E=Al xBl +A2xB2+

... +AnxBnwhere:
Page 10 of28E = the allowable emissions from the surface coating facility in pounds per day, Al, A2,

...

### ,An= the applicable emission limitation for each coating line as determined in Subsection 19.3.l in pounds per gallon ofsolids applied; B 1, B2, .. ., Bn = the amount ofgallons ofsolids applied for each coating in that 24-hour period. (d) All surface coating lines at the surface coating facility which are not included inthe internal offset must comply with other applicable portions ofthis regulation

. Non reactive VOC may not generate credit in a trade against reactive 

# voe in a bubble. 19.4.3 In order for a facility to demonstrate compliance with the emission limitations that were approved pursuant to Subsection 19.3.1, it is required that records shall be maintained. The records shall be: (a) kept on a daily basis for each installation being bubbled; and (b) follow record keeping requirements ofSubsection 19.5.2; and (c) maintained for a five-year period and be accessible for review by the Director or the designated personnel ofthe Director. 19.4.4 Facilities applying to bubble will 

### be assigned an emission baseline, as described in Subsection 19.1.8 Capacity utilization will be based on the average production during the two

-year period prior to application to bubble. Facilities' annual emissions may not exceed the limit set by the emission baseline. Emissions will be reported monthly and compliance with the emission baseline will be met every consecutive 12 month period or some shorter period approved by the Director. 19.4.5 The provisions and emission limitations ofany emissions bubble shall be incorporated in an approval, which must include source specific emission limits, recordkeeping requirements, and test methods used to demonstrate compliance. Facilities which are subject to an enforcement action need EPA approval to bubble. 19.4.6 The ERC's used in an emissions bubble must be calculated on a solids applied basis. 19.4.7 An approvable bubble must meet the following requirements:

Page 11 of28(a) Emissions must be surplus. The reductions must not have been included 

### inthose anticipated in the SIP for the affected source. Credit cannot be taken for reductions made prior to the base year ofthe State's Approved SIP. This is accomplished by not including any coatings that were in compliance prior to the base year ofthe State's Approved SIP in the daily calculation ofactual emissions and the daily calculation of allowable emissions in subsection 19.4.2 

### (c). Emissions reductions shown must not have been required by current state regulations, and must not be used by the source to meet any other regulatory requirement. (b) Emission reductions must be permanent. The amount and duration ofthe reductions must be shown. (c) Emission reductions must be quantifiable. A reliable basis for calculating the amount and rate ofreductions must be used. Emission rates before and after the reductions must be demonstrated. (d) Emission reductions must be enforceable. An approval containing enforceable emissions rates will be issued. Demonstration ofemission reductions must follow recordkeeping guidelines listed in subsection 19.5.2. (e) All ofthe requirements ofEPA's final Emission Trading Policy (51 FR 43814) must be met. 19.4.8 The Department shall not approve any emissions bubble without first giving public notice at least 30 days prior to approval, and affording all interested persons opportunity to comment. The public may request a hearing. Upon a demonstration ofsignificant public interest, the Director, in his discretion, may hold a hearing. EPA shall be provided with the public notice, proposed approval order, and technical support by the first day ofthe public comment period. Public (and EPA) comments will be considered prior to final approval ofthe bubble application. Upon issuance offinal approval ofthe bubble, EPA will be mailed a copy ofthe approval, new technical support, and response to public comments. 

### 19.5 Compliance Certification, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements 19.5.1 Any owner or operator ofa coating line or operation that is 

### exempt from the emission limitations in Section 19.3 because the facility's VOC emissions from all operations in any one ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)-(i) have not exceeded 15 lbs/day, before the application ofcapture systems and control devices, on any day since 31Dece mber1989, shall comply with the following: (a) Certification. By November 19, 1993, the owner or operator ofa facility referenced in Subsection 19.5

. 1 shall certify to the Director that the facility is exempt by providing the following: Page 12 of28(1) Name and location ofthe facility;

Where: (2) Name, address and telephone number ofthe person responsible for the facility ; (3) A declaration that the facility is exempt from the emission limitations ofSection 19.3 because the facility's VOC emissions from all operations on each ofthe surface coating cat egories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)- (i) have not exceeded 15 lbs/day, before the application ofcapture systems and control devices, on any day since 31 December 1989; (4) Calculations that demonstrate that the combined VOC emissions from all coating lines and operations at the facility for each ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.l .20 (a)

- (i) for a day representative ofcurrent maximum production levels are 15 pounds or less before the application ofcapture systems and control devices. The following equation shall be used to calculate total 

# voe emissions for that day for each surface coating category:

T 

## = Total VOC emissions from coating lines and operations at the facility associated with any one ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)

- (i), before the application ofcapture systems and control devices, in units of lb/day;

n = The number ofdifferen t coatings applied on each coating line or each operation at the facility associated with the surface coating category; i 

## = Subscript denoting an individual coating; 

### Ai = Mass ofVOC per volume ofcoating (i) (excluding water), as applied, used at the facility in units ofpounds

# voe per gallon; and Bi 

## = Volume ofcoating (I) (excluding water), as applied, associated with the surface Coating category, used at the facility in units ofgallons per day

. The instrument or method by which the owner or operator accurately measured or calculated the volume of each coating, as applied, used shall be described in the certification to the Director. 

### (b) Record.keeping. On and after November 19, 1993, the owner or operator ofa facility referenced in Subsection 19.5.1 shall collect and record all ofthe following information each year and maintain the information at the facility for a period of 5 years: (1) The name and identification number ofeach coating, as applied; Page 13 of28(2) The mass ofVOC per volume (excluding water) and the volume ofcoating (excluding water), as applied, used each year; (3) The total 

## voe emissions from coating lines and operations at the facilityassociated with each ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsection s 19.l .20 (a)

- 

### (i), before the application of capture systems and control devices, as calculated using the equation in Section 19.5.l(a)(S), and (4) The type and amount ofsolvent used for diluents and cleanup operations. (c) Reporting. On and after November 19, 1993, the owner or operator ofa facility referenced in Subsection 19.5.l ofthis regulation shall notify the Director ofany record showing that the facility's 

## voe emissions from all operations in any one ofthe surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)

- (i), before the application of capture systems and control devices, exceed 15 pounds on any day. 19.5.2 Any owner or operator ofa coating line or operation that meets the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 and complies with or intends to comply with Subsection 19.3.1 by the use ofdaily-weighted averaging shall comply with the following: (a) Initial Compliance Certification Plan: By November 19, 1993, or upon startup ofa new coating line or operation, or upon changing the method ofcompliance for an existi ng subject coating line or operation from control devices or complying coatings to the use ofdaily-weighted averaging, the owner or operator ofa coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5

.2 shall certify to the Director that the coating line or operation is or will be in compliance with the requirements ofSubsection 19.3.l on and after the compliance dates specified 

### in Subsection 19.8.5. Such certification shall include: 

### (l) The name and location ofthe facility ; (2) The name, address and telephone number ofthe person responsible for the facility ; (3) An identification ofsubject sources; (4) The name and identification number ofeach coating line or operation which will comply by means ofdaily-weighted averaging; Page 14 of28(5) The instrument or method by which the owner or operator will accurately measure or calculate the volume ofeach coating (excluding water), as applied,used each day on each coating line or operation; (6) The method by which the owner or operator will create and maintain records each day as required by Subsection 19.5.2(b); (7) The time at which the facility's day begins ifa time other than midnight local time is used to define a day. (b) Final Compliance Certification: By the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5 , the owner or operator ofsources identified in Subsection 19.5.2 shall certify to the Director that the facility is in compliance with the emission limitations 

### in Subsection 19.3.l by the use ofdaily

-weighted averaging

. This certification shall include: (1) The name, identification number, mass ofVOC per volume (minus water) and the volume ofeach coating (minus water), as applied,. on each coating line or operation and the calculation ofthe daily

weighted average for each day ofthe previous month using the procedure outlined in Appendix A ofthis regulation, or (2) The name, identification number, inass ofVOC per volume (minus water) and the volume ofeach coating (minus water), as applied, on each coating line or operation, the density ofeach coating as applied, and the volume fraction solids content ofeach coating, as applied and the calculation ofthe daily-weighted average for each day ofthe previous month using the procedure outlined in Appendix A ofthis regulation, and (3) An identification ofany changes from the initial compliance certification plan. (c) Record.keeping. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8

.5, the owner or operator ofa coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.2 and complying by the means ofdailyweighted averaging shall collect and record all ofthe following information each day for each coating line or operation and maintain the information at the facility for a period of5 years: (1) The name and identification number ofeach coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation, Page 15 of28(2) The mass ofVOC per volume coat ing (excluding water) and the volume ofeach coating (excluding water ), as applied, used each day on each coating line or operation , (3) The daily-weighted average 

## voe content ofall coatings, as applied on each coating line or operation calculated according to the procedure in Appendix A ofthis regulation (4) The type and amount ofsolvent used for diluents and cleanup operations. (d) Reporting. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofa subject coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.2 shall: ( 1) Notify the Director ofany record showing noncompliance with the applicable daily weighted average requirements by sending a copy ofthe record to the Director within 30 calendar days following the occurrence, and, (2) At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of compliance from daily-weighted averaging to the use ofcomplying coatings or control devices, comply with all requirements of Subsections 19.5.3 or 19.5.4, respectively. Upon changing the method ofcompliance from the use of daily-weighted averaging to complying coatings or control devices, the owner or operator shall comply with all requirements ofthe sections ofthis regulation applicable to that compliance method. 19

.5.3 An y owner or operator ofa coating line which meets the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 ofthis regulation and complies with or intends to comply with Subsection 19.3.1 by the use ofcomplying coatings shall comply with the following: (a) Initial Compliance Certification Plan: By November 19, 1993 , or upon startup ofa new coating line or operation, or upon changing the method ofcompliance for an existing subject coating line or operation from daily-weighted averaging or control devices to the use ofcomplying coatings, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.3 shall certify to the Director that the coating line or operation is or will be in compliance with the applicable emission limitations in this regulation on and after the compliance dates specified 

### in Subsection 19.8.5. Such certification shall include: (1) The name and location ofthe facility; Page 16 of28(2) The name, address and telephone number ofthe person responsible for the facility; (3) Identification ofsubject sources; (4) The name and identification number ofeach coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation; (5) The mass ofVOC per volume coating (excluding water) and the volume ofeach coating (excluding water), as applied, and (6) The time at which the facility's day begins ifa time other than midnight local time is used to define a day. (b) Final Compliance Certification: By the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofsources identified in Subsection 19.5.2 shall certify to the Director that the facility is in compliance with the emission limitations in Subsection 19.3.1 by the use ofcomplying coatings. This certification shall include: (1) The name, identification number, mass ofVOC per volume (minus water) and the volume ofeach coating (minus water), as applied, on each coating line or operation and (2) An identification ofany changes from the initial compliance certification plan. (c) Record.keeping. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8

.5, the owner or operator ofa coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.3 shall collect and record all ofthe following information each month for each coating line or operation and maintain the information at the facility for a period of 5 years: ( 1) The name and identification number ofeach coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation, and (2) The mass ofVOC per volume ofeach coating (excluding water), as applied, used each month on each coating line or operation. (3) The type and amount ofsolvent used for diluents and cleanup operations. (d) Reporting. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofa subject coating line or operation referenced Subsection 19.5.3 shall:

Page 17 of28( 1) Notify the Director ofany record showing use ofany noncomplying coatings by sending a copy of such record to the Director within 30 calendar days following that use, and, (2) At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of compliance from the use ofcomplying coatings to daily-weighted averaging or control devices, comply with all requirements of Subsections 19.5.2 or 19

.5.4, respectively. Upon changing the method ofcompliance from the use ofcomplying coatings to dailyweighted averaging or control devices, the owner or operator shall comply with all requirements ofthe section ofthis regulation applicable to that compliance method. 19.5.4 Any owner or operator ofa coating line or operation that meets the applicability threshold in subsection 19.2.1 and complies with or intends to comply with subsection 19.3.1 by means ofcontrol devices shall comply with the following : (a) Initial Compliance Certification Plan: By November 19, 1993, or upon startup ofa new coating line or operation, or upon changing the method ofcompliance for an existing coating line or operation from the use ofcomplying coatings or daily

-weighted averaging to control devices, the owner or operator ofthe subject coating line or operation shall certify to the Director thatthe coating line will be in compliance with the applicable emission limits in this regulation on and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5

. Such certification shall include: (1) The name and location ofthe facility; (2) The name, address and telephone number ofthe person responsible for the facility; (3) Identification ofsubject sources; (4) The name and identification number ofeach coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation; (5) The mass ofVOC per volume coating solids applied and the gallons ofsolids ofeach coating applied; (6) Identification ofeach control device which will be or has been installed pursuant to the requirements in this regulation and date ofinstallation; (7) Ide ntification ofcoating lines which will be controlled by each control device and documentation ofexpec ted ca pture and destruction efficiency or reduction efficiency;
Page 18 of28(8) Control device design information; (i) For thermal incinerators

- design combustion temperature (°F); (ii) For catalytic incinerators

- design exhaust gas temperature {°F), design temperature rise across catalyst bed (°F), anticipated frequency ofcatalyst change, and catalyst changes; (iii) For condensers

- design inlet temperature of cooling medium (°F), design exhaust gas temperature (°F); (iv) For carbon adsorbers

- design pressure drop across the adsorber, 

## voe concentration at breakthrough. (b) Final Compliance Certification: By the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofsources identified in Subsection 19.5.4 shall certify to the Director that control devices have been installed which reduce emissions from subject lines. This certification shall include: (1) 

### An identification ofeach control device installed, including the identification number, model number, installation date and coating lines controlled. (2) Results ofcompliance tests and associated calculations demonstrating a 95% overall reduction ofVOC emissions from subject lines or reduction ofemissions to the equivalent ofthe emission limitations ofSubsection 19.3.1 as calculated on a solids applied basis. Overall reduction efficiency shall be calculated as the product ofthe capture efficiency and the control device destruction orremoval efficiency. Testing shall be performed according to Section 19.7. Capture efficiency shall be determined by methods approved by the Department and EPA. (3) An identification ofany changes from the initial compliance certification plan. (c) Record.keeping. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofa coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.4 shall collect and record all ofthe following information each month for each coating line or operation and maintain the information at the facility for a period of5 years: (1) The name and identification number ofeach coating used on each coating line or operation; Page 19 of28

### (2) For sources complying with Subsection 19.3.2 (a): (i) The mass ofVOe per unit volume ofcoating solids, as applied, the volume solids content, as applied, and the volume, as applied, ofeach coating used each month on each coating line or operation; (3) For sources complying with Subsection 19.3.2 (c): (i) 

### The maximum voe content (mass ofVOe per unit volume of coating solids, as applied) or the daily

-weighted average voe content (mass ofVOe per unit volwne ofcoating solids, as applied) ofthe coatings used each day on each coating line or operation; (4) The type and amount ofsolvent used for diluents and clean up operations; (5) A log ofoperating time for the capture system, control device, monitoring equipment, and the associated coating line or operation; (6) A maintenance log for the capture system, control device, and monitoring equipment detailing all routine and non-routine maintenance performed including dates and duration ofany outages; (7) For thermal incinerators: (i) All 3

-hour periods ofoperation in which the average combustion temperature was more than 28Ee (50EF) below the average combustion temperature during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (ii) The operat in

g temperature. (8) For catalytic incinerators: (i) All periods where the temperature increase across the catalyst bed is less than 80% ofthe temperature increase recorded during the most re· cent performance test that demonstrated thatthe facility was in compliance, and (ii) The inlet and outlet temperatures and temperature rise across the catalyst bed. Page 20 of28

### 19.6 Registration (9) For carbon adsorbers: (i) All 3-hour periods ofoperation during which the average 

# voe concentration orreading oforganics in the exhaust gases is more than 20 percent greater than the average exhaust gas concentration orreading measured by the organics monitoring device during the most recent determination ofthe recovery efficiency ofthe carbon adsorber that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (ii) The pressure drop across the adsorber and the hydrocarbon levels for breakthrough

. (d) Reporting. On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator ofa subject coating line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5 .4 shall: (1) Notify the Director ofany record showing noncompliance with the applicable requirements for control devices by sending a copy ofthe record to the Director within 30 calendar days following the occurrence, and (2) At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of compliance from control devices to the use ofcomplying coatings or daily

- weighted averaging, comply with all requirements of Subsections 19.5.3 or 19.5.2, respectively. Upon changing the method ofcompliance from control devices to the use of complying coatings or daily-weighted averaging, the owner or operator shall comply with all requirements ofthe section ofthis regulation applicable to the coating line or operation referenced 

### in Subsection 19.5.4

19.6.1 Any person who meets the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.l must register annually with the Office ofAir Resources

. No later than 45 days following the end ofa calendar year, the following information must be submitted on forms supplied by the Director: (a) The name and address ofthe company and the name and telephone number ofa responsible corporate official submitting the registration, and (b) A description ofall operations in the facility where volatile organic compounds are emitted, and Page 21 of28(c) Quantities ofcoatings, solvents, dissolvers, viscosity reducers, diluents, thinners, reagents, cleaning agents, enamels, lacquers, or paints consumed during the calendar year ofrecord, and (d) 

### The amount ofvolatile organic compound per gallon ofcoating solution (pounds per gallon) for each coating, enamel, lacquer, or paint consumed at the facility during the calendar year ofrecord. 

### 19.7 Compliance Demonstrationff esting 19.7 .1 Compliance with emission limitations ofSubsections 19.3.1 and 19.3 .3 and Section 19.4 shall be demonstrated in accordance with 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Methods 24, 24A, 25 as amended or any other EPA approved method which has been accepted by the Director. A one hour bake time must be used for Methods 24 and 24A and, further, Methods 24 and 24A apply to multicomponent coatings. 19.7.2 (Reserved for stack exhaust sampling techniques.) 19.7.3 Facilities using add on controls to comply with RACT must show that the equipment meets specific capture and control efficiency limits which will be set in an enforceable document. Control efficiency ofthe equipment will be detennined using EPA-approved test methods. Calculations will be done on a solids applied basis. Continuous compliance will be maintained at all times. Compliance averaging times 

### will be met according to the control device chosen and EPA test methods (as codified in 40 CFR 60), as follows: Compliance Method Reformulation Solvent destruction or solvent recovery except carbon adsorption Carbon adsorption EPA Reference Test Method 24 25

25 or other test method as appropriate Test Averaging Time instantaneous 

### 3 hours

The length ofadsorption cycle or 24-hours, whichever is less. or other methods approved by the Director and EPA. Once the control efficiency has been determined for any add-on control device by Reference Method 25, or any alternative method approved by the Department and EPA, compliance shall be determined on an instantaneous basis time period (e.g. determined control efficiency shall be used to calculate whether samples from the process meet the applicable emissions limit.) 

### 19.8 Compliance Schedules 19.8.1 Persons owning, leasing or controlling the operation ofany surface coating facility and subject to the emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3.1 shall achieve compliance according to the dates set forth in Subsection Page 22 of2819.8.5. Proposed plans and compliance schedules for paper, fabric, and vinyl coating facilities which have or have had actual emission of 100 tons ofVOC per year will be submitted to the Director no later than 1 March 1980. The Director may require other subject facilities to submit compliance schedules after review ofinitial compliance certification. 19.8.2 All compliance schedules for process equipment replacement or modification or installation ofcontrol equipment shall provide for periodic increments ofprogress to document such, including but not limited to: (a) Submittal ofengineering plans, (b) Ordering ofequipment plan approval, (c) Installation date after confirmation oforder by the manufacturer, and (d) Date by which the applicable regulatory emission limitations will be achieved after equipment is in satisfactory operation. 19.8.3 All compliance schedules based upon reformulation shall provide for periodic increments ofprogress to document such, including but not limited to: (a) Submittal ofresearch, engineering plans, and formulation, (b) Operating and maintenance procedures, (c) Schedules for research and development, (d) Purchase orders for reformulations, (e) Commencement and completion ofprocess modifications, product marketability testing, and (f) Date by which regulatory emission limitations will be achieved. 19.8.4 Any compliance schedule based on the provisions ofSections 19.3 and Section 19.4 shall not allow a facility to supersede any applicable emission limitations including but not limited to: (a) Best Available Control Technology determinations, or (b) Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate determinations, or (c) Federal New Source Performance Standards, orNational Emission Standards ofHazardous Air Pollutants, or (d) Any other condition or standard that is specifically required by the Page 23 of28Clean Air Act (as amended) for new or modified sources. (e) 

### In the case ofabubble issued under Section 19.4, the emission baseline as defined by Subsection 19.1.8 19.8.5 Compliance schedules submitted in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 19.8.1 are subject to review and approval by the Director. Compliance shall be achieved as follows: (a) For paper, vinyl, and fabric coating facilities with actual emissions in excess of 100 tons per year prior to 1985, no later than July 1, 1985. (b) For paper, fabric, and vinyl coating facilities having actual emissions of 100 tons per year or more between July 1, 1985 and December 10, 1989, no later than one year after having become an actual 100 ton per year source. (c) For paper, fabric and vinyl coating facilities having potential emissions in excess of 100 tons per year or more prior to 1990, no later than December 10, 1990. (d) For any surface coating facility covered by this regulation, which exceeds the applicability threshold in Subs

. ection 19.2.1 on or after November 19, 1992 and which does not come under Subsections (a) through (c) above, no later than May 31, 199 5

. All coating lines commencing operation after November 19, 1992 must be in compliance with the emission limits specified in Section 19.3 upon commencing operation. 

### 19.9 General Provisions 19.9.l Purpose The purpose ofthis regulation is to limit the emissions ofvolatile organic compounds from surface coating operations.

19.9.2 Authority These regulations are authorized pursuant to 

### R.I. Gen. Laws§ 42-17.l-2(s) and 23

- 23, as amended, and have been promulgatedpursuant to the procedures set 

### forth 

### in the 

### R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, 

### R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35

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### 19.9.3 

### 1\pplieatioa. The teffftS aBS pro•Asions ohhisregH:latioe shall be lil:JeFa:Uy eonstraec4 to 

### permit the Departmeet to 

### effeemate the 

### p:urposes ofstate law, goals aBG policies.

19

.9.4 

### Severability If



### any provision ofthis regulation or the application thereofto any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court ofcompetentjurisdiction, the validity ofthe remainder ofthe regulat ion shall not 

### be affected thereby.

19.9.5 Effective Date The foregoing regulation, "Control ofVolatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating Operations", as amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed with 

### the Secretary ofState this 29th day of June , 2007 to become effecti ve twenty (20) days thereafter , in accordance with the provisions ofChapters 23-23 , 42-35, 42-17.1 , 42-17

.6, ofthe General Laws ofRhode Island ofl956, as amended.

W

. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director Department ofEnvironmental Management



### Notice Given on: February 21, 2007 Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007] Filing Date: June 29, 2007 Effective Date: July 19, 2007

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### APPENDIX A Procedure for Calculating the Daily-Weighted Averages

1. The daily-weighted average voe content, in units ofmass ofVOe per unit volume of coating, excluding water and exempt compounds, as 

### applied, ofthe coatings used on a day on a coating line or operation shall be calculated using the following equation:

where: VOew =

n 

## =

=

=

Vr 

### = 

## VOCw Vr

The daily

-weighted average VOC content ofthe coatings, as applied, used on a coating line or operation in units ofpounds ofVOe per gallon of coating, excluding water and exempt compounds; The number ofdifferent coatings, as applied, each day on a coating line or operation; The volume ofeach coating (i), as 

### applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation inunits ofgallons, excluding water and exempt compounds; The VOC content ofeach coating (i), as 

### applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in units ofpounds voe per gallon ofcoating, excluding water and exempt compounds; and The total volume ofall coating, as 

### applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in 

### units ofgallons, excluding water and exempt compounds.

Page 26 of282. The daily-weighted average voe content, as applied, ofthe coatings used on a coating line or operation in units ofmass ofvoe per unit volume ofcoating solids shall be calculated by the following equation:

where: 

### VOCws =

n =



### =

Wvoci = 

## VOCws n 

# L Wvoc 1

## D; Vi i=l

The daily-weighted average voe content, as applied, ofthe coatings used on a coating line or operation in units ofmass ofVOe per unit volume of coating solids; The number ofdifferent coatings, as applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation; The volume ofeach coating (i), as applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in units ofgallons, The weight fraction ofvoe in each coating (i), as applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in units ofpounds voe per pound of coating; The density ofeach coating 

### (i) as applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in units ofpounds voe per gallon ofcoating (lb/gal); and The volume fraction solids content ofeach coating (i), as applied, used 

### in a day on a coating line or operation in units ofgallons solids/gallons coating.

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